Official Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao Thread

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guess your sig wont be continued by another poster then??does it end at Diaz?

Anyone have official heights for Oscar and Manny?

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from dhb, which has FAR too many pop ups. No offense, but their site is kind of wack.


Advertise This! Oscar De La Hoya vs Manny Pacquiao - Throw Some money on the Fire!
The Hard Punch by Johnny Benz, Doghouse Boxing (Aug 28, 2008) DoghouseBoxing.com
So here we are, all waiting for the official word on what we already know is true; Oscar De La Hoya will indeed take on Manny Pacquiao for his retirement fight this coming December 6th.

Later today it is expected that both De La Hoya alongside Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum will make the official announcement. That's great... and it's about frickin time too. I can't tell you the headaches I've gotten with the ongoing negotiations that played out for what seems like eternity on the net. Don't get me wrong, I am happy that the parties involved in the negotiations made so many details public. I just wish it didn't take so long. It took too long and a lot of fighters and fights were put on hold as many didn't want to take their name out of the running for a possible clash with De La Hoya. Hey, it's big money and fame, you can't blame them... but the sport suffers.

Thankfully Boxing didn't suffer too much. With upcoming bout such as Sergio Mora vs Vernon Forrest II, Shane Mosely vs Ricardo Mayorga, and Kelly Pavlik vs Bernard Hopkins, the cards are stacked in favor of Boxing the next couple of months.

Now as we wait for the official word, the best parts are still to come. Aside from the fight itself, you gotta love, and I mean LOVE the way De La Hoya promotes his events. Boxing is really going to get the limelight it so richly deserves. Golden Boy Promotions will go all out in advertising the fight. It's the kind of advertising you wish other promoters would do. And Arum's Top Rank Promotions is simply amazing as well. Two massive Promotional outfits colliding to make a spectacular event. The fireworks leading up to the fight will not disappoint. I only hope that other Promoters take note, learn from these two promotional masters. Learn that it takes "big" money to make "massive" money.

Promoters need to advertise more than just sending out press releases. They need to get the fights on Billboards, on Beer cans, hell on Nascars and Goodyear Blimps too! They need to buy commercial airtime on regular networks. Purchase time on radio airwaves. They need to buy advertising on websites, utilizing things such as Google Adsense, Adbrite, Tribal Fusion and the plethora of Advertising agencies that work directly with websites. These days with 500 channels or more to choose from, People need to be told what to watch... and advertising is where it's at. Vigorous advertising, not half ass.

Time and time again we see Pay-Per-views that cost an arm and a leg to purchase, that make tons of money on little to no advertising. And you think to yourself, imagine how much more money they would have made if they actually advertised this fight the way De La Hoya does? And imagine how much more famous theses boxers (and the sport itself) could be if their Promotional outfit would put some damn money into advertising!

Cheap ass Promoters who don't understand the nature of the Advertising Beast. That's what's killing the Sport. C'mon Promoters... Promote the damn sport already! Reach into those deep pockets and put some money back into the game. And for those of you Promoters who are utilizing as much advertising as you can... Good job, and keep up the good work.

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from fight news

Oscar agrees to weight penalty!
By Dennis Principe
Boxing superstar Oscar de la Hoya has agreed to pay a penalty of $3 million for every pound or a fraction thereof in excess of the welterweight limit of his bout versus Manny Pacquiao in December. This was revealed to ********* by Pacquiao’s lawyer Franklin Gacal after talking with fight promoter Bob Arum Saturday morning, Manila time. De la Hoya will be fighting for the first time in the 147-lb class since stopping Arturo Gatti in the fifth round seven years ago Las Vegas. As for the weight penalty, Pacquiao had a similar pact with Mexican rival Erik Morales in their rematch which was pegged at $500,000 per excess pound. De la Hoya and Pacquiao will meet in a 12-round non-title bout on December 6 at the MGM Grand Garden also in Las Vegas. Both fighters agreed to use a 8-ounce gloves for the intriguing match-up. Pacquiao, the current lightweght champion who started his career as a skinny 106-lb fighter will skip two weight divisions in fighting Dela Hoya, a one-time world middleweight champion. Meantime, Gacal said Pacquiao plans to leave between September 12 and 15 for his training camp at the Wild Card Gym of famed trainer Freddie Roach.
Saturday, August 30 2008

NEWS FLASH

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Oscar better stay on the dexatrim.

[LatinoGloves]

i think manny can stick and move long enough to avoid oscar and make a very boring UD

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i think manny can stick and move long enough to avoid oscar and make a very boring UD

I can see that happening. Oscar getting frustrated, unable to keep up or catch Pacman.

[Da Hammer]

Pac by TKO 10th rd

[KantotSilog]

PAC is gonna win to set up a mega fight with Mayweather. Promoted by GBP.

[Left Hook Tua]

pacquiao ud12 over delahoya. tko11 win for manny if oscar has problems making 147.

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Is this the real official thread?